Mankind Hero

Mankind Hero is the hottest and to clarify, this is the wife of the wearer. Just wow. It is the fresh, outdoorsy, yet refined, very manly and classy fragrance and better in those ways than I have ever imagined for a man like mine. I close my eyes and it's just us, hiking in our peaceful evergreen forest, and I'm walking hand in hand with my love when a fresh breeze sways the trees with a heavenly fresh scent. I'd guess the lavender is the fresh spicy component as there really is no pine in it at all! As a female fragrance addict, surprisingly enough, I haven't bought many-a-bottle for my husband and love of 24 years and counting. (More fragrance budget for me?) There have been a few through the years, maybe one fragrance per decade, and they were certainly adequate, and he was happy. AND THEN, I discovered this one shortly after he turned 40 years young. Mountain air accord- yes! My hero husband loves a good, remote mountain top so much that he eventually bought us one to live on. Fresh air, working hard and playing hard and time outdoors at home, filled with laughter and joyful moments with our children and me simply mean everything to him. What a capture of that amazing time this Mankind Hero is! Fresh and sweet at the opening, Italian lemon and coriander are delicious and fresh-smelling, clean and brisk but never sharp. Within minutes begins the classy husband scent trail that literally makes me follow through the house to find him. Disappointing when I trace incorrectly back to our room, where he dressed and sprayed himself two or three times and I've been fooled. In fact, he has wandered elsewhere in the minutes since then! Silage would not be offensive, but with one spray you may get a skin scent shortly thereafter. Two to three sprays and you've got silage for the first half hour to an hour that will get noticed, so be careful out there, boys! By a half hour, what fully develops is a, breathe-the-air-deeply-oh-my-goodness-he-smells-so-good, fresh and yet sultry plum wood/woods, and a balanced herbaceous and refined combination of both lavender and clary sage- I mostly detect brisk and herbaceous lavender. You want to talk about aromatherapy and calming lavender? At this point, I have found my love for sure, and am moving in for a hug and complimenting him on how good he smells! Breathing in deeply, I never really detect vanilla, but I think that must be the smoothness and sweetness of the mid-note blend which smooths out the herb and woods notes. Heavenly, heavenly, heavenly. The midnotes seem to last several hours on him, lucky me! An hour or two later, silage is dramatically decreased,and for the next few hours, I have to lean in close and the skin scent on his neck is warm, cozy, and gorgeous musk, warm woods, and sure, I do believe I can detect fresh forest moss. Such a handsome fragrance from opening to base notes! Lastly, while bottles don't seem to mean much to my man usually, when I gifted this to him (perhaps I gifted this to myself, in reality), he remarked upon opening it that the bottle's sides are leather trimmed and that it was "One of the coolest bottles" he'd ever seen. He was hoping he'd love the fragrance as much as the bottle, and he truly likes it even more. I am a hard sell for fragrance, and men's fragrances simply don't impress me much, but this one is a 10 for 10. P.S. Even the youngest our five children recognize this as "Daddy's Hero smell" now. Perfect for date night and handsome for suit-and-tie situations professionally, this is also fantastic for a day out (or home!)with friends or family, Mankind Hero seems the right choice for our hero husband and daddy. It is office safe (I would not use more than two sprays in that case) and I highly recommend this even as a blind buy, you probably can't go wrong. Figure you'll have decent silage for at least 4 hours, more skin scent in the last three hours, with traces of Hero for up to 12 hours very close. If you're needing to refresh between office and date night, bring the bottle along! If anyone sees you with it, they'll think it's the coolest- like a dark and mysterious bottle in a refined biker's jacket. Did I mention 10 for 10? I may have meant 11 for 10!

This is a very sexy scent... Must have in your collection, plus if you find it under $35... it's an easy blind buy. Worth it. I can't break the notes apart, i love it as a whole. And so do my coworkers, friends and family. It's a very good scent, for the price you get more than you paid for. Again a must have. Man this thing rocks, found a hidden gem... A must have people, a must have. Can't speak bad about this scent, not at all! I used six sprays...both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest and front of my shirt. Will I buy this again?...Yes. Does this fragrance enter BEAST MODE, good, just okay or weak sauce at best? It enters BEAST MODE. What's the strength of this? EDT. Am i willing to trade this fragrance? No. Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It? Blind buy worthy. Can you use it as a unisex scent? No. Is it the old, new formulation? Old. What's its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production. SKU Number: 608940566909 (Tester) Batch Number: 15351R32 (Production Date: December 17, 2015) Age: 21+ From: Hookup Size: 100 ML Scent: 5/5 (Sexy). Value: 5/5 (Cost Free). Sillage: 3/5 (Three feet). Longevity: 4/5 (Eight hours). Creativity: 5/5 (Clean but manly, breezy...btw how the hell is this breezy, earthy & sweet). Projection: 4/5 (Two & a half hours). Versatility: 5/5 (Anytime & anywhere). Compliments: 5/5 (Awesome complements). Until next time, I'll catch you on the flipside.

All the negative reviews on this one are just incorrect. People just stopping by to feel superior lol. This is a great scent. I saw a comment that said it smells like Boss Bottled. It doesn't smell like it but it has the same type of smooth airiness about it. This is a nice, kind of dark, smooth scent that really kind of puts you at ease when you smell it on skin or in the air. I hold this fragrance in very high regard and I also own quite a few of the top dogs in the fragrance world. BDC Parfum, Absolu Aventus, Aventus Cologne, Layton, Angels Share, etc. I enjoy Mankind Hero just as much as those. For me to describe it, it is like if you took Bond No 9 Lafayette Street(which I also have) and turned the volume down about half. Not a complete match but it feels within the same realm of scent. I've never had performance issues with it. It doesn't last as long as Spice Bomb Extreme but you can get a cool 5-ish hours give or take depending on where you spray. On my 3rd bottle of this stuff.

Punches way above its weight class as a cooler weather dumb-reach. That soft profile of the vanilla and fruity metallic ('mountain air?') mixing with the musk is SO delicious but in a 'I can't get enough' way rather than a 'woah that's a lot' way. Mildly unpleasant metallic opening (5 seconds). By the time you leave the washroom it's already reached an awesome fruity apple-lemon mixed with a less harsh metallic flavor to it, and with this wonderful soft vanilla note supporting it. As it dries down the vanilla and musk takes the center stage, and lasts for 5-6 hours. The drydown isn't obnoxious and is where most people told me I smelled great. If compliments are your measurement of success this performs better than BdC and Dylan Blue for me, and it's also less identifiable, making it a better signature scent.

Just bought this blind. I gotta tip my hat off to Hero. Honestly guys, this shit right here is some fire. And i mean that in the best way. I will start off by saying that this smells similar to Boss Bottled. They are 90% similar when they are first applied. However, Hero ends up being more fresh and airy, and has a slight metallic tinge. Boss Bottled is more spicey and gourmandish. Both are great in their own right. Overall, Hero is an extremely pleasant smell. The "mountain air" accord that's listed is nothing more than the opening fresh notes of lemon mixed with lavender. It does evoke a sense of fresh mountain air though. Almost like a walk through a mountain meadow in spring. I'm not disappointed that I bought it. Woman will drool over this, and it will draw compliments!! Enjoy ladies & gents. 8.5/10

Went to the mall and it blew me away when I smelled it on paper cause I was expecting something else. Sprayed it on my wrist and 5 hours later I was smelling the awesomeness! Purchased it the next day. Its not strong, nor does it last past 7 hours. For the 6 hours it lasts, it is a little more than a skin scent, it radiates just a little more than a skin scent would. Still, the only people who would smell it on you would have to be someone who is 2 feet away. This is pretty close to being the perfect office scent. I went with 4 sprays neck, back of the neck, forearms. Gotta say, this is a winner for what I am using it for. It might even jump out a little more in warmer weather although I would strictly use it for indoor office type setting or a casual mid spring, early fall scent. I give it a solid B

Awesome scent... Imagine a light powdery grape gum, not sweet, just the essence of it mixed with Mont Blanc Legend edt. I wanted to like MB Legend edt but it's scent is very fleeing & watered down. This is not exactly like it but there's a hint of it in there but semi powdery & not sweet. I remember when my father used to apply scented talc powder after a shower (Jovan Musk), this has a talc/powder feeling it. I give it an 8.5/10. Picked up the 6.7oz @ Fragrance X for $35! Can't beat the deal. More for fresh weather, not necessarily fall or winter but fresh summer/spring/fall nights or chilly/cold places, think of the route of a dark movie theater. I really like it & my wife does too.

This is one of the most versatile scents I've had. It's so wearable (all year round) and smells awesome. I had a small bottle of the original Mankind that came in a gift set. I didn't hate it, but I found it incredibly mediocre and a little too synthetic. This one really takes the DNA and makes it stand out so much more. The lemon, vanilla, and mountain air go together so well. Performance is also impressive. I'm not really sure where the Boss Bottled comparisons are coming from, though.

One of my favorite colognes to wear. Most frag vets hear the name Kenneth Cole & look down upon it without even smelling it 1st. It's a very rich, dark, powdery, vanilla, night time scent. I usually never buy fragrances out of stores but I couldn't wait so I bought the whole set at retail. You can find this easily online for $30 or less. The niche snobs will turn their nose up at it because it smells too good. They mostly only like dirty or polarizing scents. This one is a winner.

"Mankind Hero" is sweet, adorable and gentle in a very good way. It's not extremely special or "wow" but very elegant for office use and night out. I do like it. In fact, I bought 4 different scents last month and "Hero" was the one got the most compliments from co-workers. A girl even told me it smells like Bleu de Chanel - which is my signature scent. I give this 8/10. Very recommend. And the bottle is stunning! Perfect for a gift to boyfriend/father/brother/teacher/crush/etc.

Very clean and presentable scent. Suitable for semi formal occasion, school, or office wear in general. Inoffensive with warm vanilla undertone. I got it for a dirt cheap price, and could not be happier. It opens up with airy feeling (probably the mountain air) and followed by vanilla-citrus combination. It is not an overbearingly sweet fragrance. There is also a lavender notes that gives it a somewhat sophisticated edge. Overspray friendly. Overall an underrated gem.

Such a friendly, fun loving scent. This scent is the epitome of mass appealing, but that's a good thing. Today was my second day wearing it and I already received one of those compliments that turned in to conversation. She went gaga over this and she's a fraghead herself. One caveat though, I don't get the above average longevity and projection that other people talk about, but that probably has more to do with olfactory fatigue, which I suffer from.

WOW what am I smelling, just put it on for a night out. This is a deeper more refined Hugo Boss, almost goes tropical coconutty. Opening is 10 / 10, I love it. Easy to like. The longevity is there on clothes day after. But I definitely get nose blindness on this one. I don’t get the ”mountain air” color, it’s pretty vanillic sweet and leathery spicy. So a green and yellow scent with black/brown.

A few years ago I went into Macy’s to help my husband pick a wedding cologne while he was in a different store. It was surprisingly easy to narrow down a top 5 favorites for him to pick from and more surprisingly easy to secretly have a #1 favorite I hoped he’d chose. Lucky for me he did, and 4 years later I STILL swoon every time he wears it. This is sexy, intoxicating, and perfect.

This is one of my all time favorite everyday colognes as far as scent goes. It's extremely versatile, and smells absolutely amazing. However the performance is pretty weak. It has almost no projection/sillage after the first 30 minutes, and only lasts about 5-6 hours. I really wish KC would make it a bit stronger, or release an Eau de Parfum version.

Nose Note #361 Forget the notes, forget everything. This is practically Boss Bottled with minor changes. As far as performance goes it's also similar. Can it substitute Boss Bottled completely? Actually, I think it can. It's a good dupe! The OG is one of my most favourite fragrances and this is a gift - this rating doesn't lie

Another fragrance that the broken nose crew seems to have found. This like mankind before it smells great! I’m convinced that Those who don’t think so gotta have bad taste in fragrance. My only issue is that it doesn’t last long enough or project for enough since it’s an EDT.

Crisp, aromatic, soapy, vanilla scent. Smells similar to a nice light shaving cream. The amberwood gives it slightly playful, masculine base. Signature scent worthy stuff! 1 hour projection 4-6 hour longevity

An amazing cologne. Kenneth Cole always comes with great scents and this one is fantastic. Sweet Bubble Gum Mountain Air is how I would describe it. It's addicting and extremely versatile.

Lemon, vanilla and musk is all i smell from this and it's heavenly! I can't wait for my boyfriend to try this cologne!! It's very manly but smooth and a pinch of sweetness.